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Matthew 5:35
nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king.
nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king.
BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, SWEAR NOT AT ALL - That is, in the manner which he proceeds to specify. Swear not in any of the common and profane ways customary at that time. BY HEAVEN; FOR IT IS GOD’S THRONE -...
5. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE KING CONCERNING HIS KINGDOM. CHAPTER S 5-7 _ 1. The Characteristics of the heirs of the Kingdom.(Matthew 5:1 .) 2. The Confirmation of the Law and its Expansion.(Matthew 5:...
OATHS. Jesus sums up several OT passages, _e.g._ Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 19:12; Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21. The use of oaths a
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (Matthew 5:1-48) As we have already seen, Matthew has a careful pattern in his gospel. In his story of the baptism of Jesus he shows us Jesus realizing that the hour has struc...
You have heard that it was said by the people of the old days: You shall not take an oath falsely, but you shall pay your oath in full to the Lord. But I say to you: Do not swear at all, neither by he...
THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING. Only here in N.T. Compare Psalms 48:2, referring to Zion. Contrast 2 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 18:28. See note on Matthew 4:5.
(γ) Oaths, 33–37...
ΕἸΣ. The change from ἐν τῇ γῇ to εἰς Ἱερ. is to be explained by the etymological identity of εἰς (ἐνς) and ἐν. εἰς is used in late Greek where there is no idea of motion, as ὁ ὢν εἰς τὸν κόλπον τοῦ πα...
Ver 33. "Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, 'Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:' 34. But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neit...
_JESUS' TEACHING ABOUT MURDER, ADULTERY AND SWEARING MATTHEW 5:21-37:_ In Matthew 5:21-26 we learn that the thought of hatred produces the act of murder. Therefore, the thought is the act in the heart...
ΎΠΟΠΌΔΙΟΝ (G5286) подножие. Некоторые раввинистические авторитеты рассматривали клятвы небом, землей и собственной головой как недействительные (SB, 1:332-34; DA)....
DISCOURSE: 1306 SWEARING FORBIDDEN Matthew 5:33. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I sa...
AGAIN, YE HAVE HEARD, &C.— As to oaths, the doctors affirmed, that they were obligatory, according to the nature of the things by which a man swears. See ch. Matthew 23:16. Hence they allowed the use...
C. THE WISE AND GODLY MAN IN RELATION TO THE LAW 4. HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD TRUTH. TEXT: 5:33- 37 33. Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt...
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. NOR BY THE EARTH; FOR IT IS HIS FOOTSTOOL (quoting ): neither by Jerusalem; for it is the cit...
22 Gehenna, the valley of the son of Hinnom, just below the city of Jerusalem, where idolatrous worship was once carried on and where the city offal was burned, will once more become the incinerator f...
REVISION OF THE LAW OF OATHS. The prohibition 'Swear not at all' is to be taken in its widest sense, and not simply as forbidding the common oaths of conversation. Christ looks forward to a time when...
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT John 5:1 to John 7:29. The Sermon on the Mount: see Luke 6:20. This sermon is so similar to the sermon reported by St. Luke (Luke 6:20), that it is
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 5 JESUS TEACHES 5:1–7:29 INTRODUCTION This is the first of the five main sections that report what Jesus taught in Matthew’s *gospe...
(34-35) NEITHER BY HEAVEN;... NOR BY THE EARTH;... NEITHER BY JERUSALEM. — Other formulæ of oaths meet us in Matthew 23:16; James 5:12. It is not easy at first to understand the thought that underlies...
CHAPTER 7 The Gospel of the Kingdom ("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 7:1 IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon on the Mount"; yet, so smal...
_Fourth illustration: concerning oaths_. A new theme, therefore formally introduced as in Matthew 5:21. πάλιν points to a new _series_ of illustrations (Weiss, Mt.-Evan., p. 165). The first series is...
PURE EYES AND CLEAN SPEECH Matthew 5:27-37 The legislation of the old time insisted that no member of the commonwealth should commit adultery, and enforced terrible penalties. See Deuteronomy 22:22-2...
In the three Chapter s beginning here we have the Magna Charta of the Kingdom. This chapter opens with a great revelation of its supreme condition. Character is everything. The first word is suggestiv...
The Anabaptists and other sectarists, following the letter, and not the spirit of the Scripture, and walking in the footsteps of their predecessors, the Waldenses, and the Pelagians, will allow of no...
CHAPTER 16 SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over it, and visiting the places of...
What a beautiful train of thoughts arise from those words of Jesus. Not only the prohibition of the Load to what is so highly unsuitable and offensive in oaths and the like, but the injunction to a si...
God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
_REVERENCE FOR THE HOLY NAME_ ‘Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou … shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you, Swear not at all,’ etc. Matthew 5:...
He then gathers around Him those who were definitively to follow Him in His ministry and His temptations; and, at His call, to link their portion and their lot with His, forsaking all beside. The str...
NOR BY THE EARTH, FOR IT IS HIS FOOTSTOOL,.... That the Jews were wont to swear by the earth, is clear from the above mentioned instances; and is condemned by Christ for this reason, because the earth...
Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Ver. 35. _Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool_] A fault so common among this people, that...
_Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time_ Or rather, _was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not forswear thyself_, &c. See the margin. The Jewish doctors affirmed, that oaths were obli...
From every direction He attracted followers, Galilee mentioned first, but also Decapolis beyond the sea of Galilee, Jerusalem and Judea, and east of Jordan. No doubt their motives for following Him we...
33-37 There is no reason to consider that solemn oaths in a court of justice, or on other proper occasions, are wrong, provided they are taken with due reverence. But all oaths taken without necessit...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV Further, also, concerning Jerusalem and the Lord, they venture to assert that, if it had been "the city of the great King,"[36] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV ,...
Matthew 5:35 nor G3383 by G1722 earth G1093 for G3754 is G2076 (G5748) His G846 footstool G4228...
FIVE FULLER APPLICATIONS OF THE LAW (5:21-43). In order to bring home what His disciples' approach to the Law should be Jesus selects five pivotal aspects of the Law, and expands on them and explains...
3). THE DISCIPLES' APPROACH TO OATH-TAKING AND RELIABILITY (5:33-37). In Jesus' day the taking of oaths was popular and often somewhat hypocritical. Going by what was written later they were divided i...
“Neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God, Nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet, Nor towards Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your...
Matthew 5:35. NOR BY THE EARTH. In this case also, the oath, if not senseless, would derive its validity from the relation of the earth to God. BY JERUSALEM, or, strictly, ‘towards,' turning towards...
Our Lord defines His relation to the old dispensation (Matthew 5:17-19), thus introducing the negative leading thought, viz., the utter failure of the Pharisees to attain true righteousness, according...
GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
Matthew 5:33 I. Our Lord does not here forbid a solemn oath, such as may be required, for example, in a court of justice. The law clearly allowed such an oath for confirmation. When the high priest ad...
Matthew 5:31. _It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say unto to you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of f...
Matthew 5:17. _Think not that I am came to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill._ The life, work, and words of Christ are not an emendation of the Old Testament,...
CONTENTS: Sermon on the mount. Beatitudes. Believer as salt and light. Christ's relation to the law. Divorce. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus. CONCLUSION: The relationship of a child of God will be manifeste...
Matthew 5:1. _Seeing the multitudes,_ assembled from six provinces to see and to hear the great, the promised prophet, who had opened his ministry with glorious miracles. But our Saviour looked upon t...
DO NOT USE ANY VOW. Vow: a strong declaration, or promise, usually made while calling upon God to punish the speaker if the promise is not true or the promise is not kept. Jesus is saying that such th...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:21 YOU HAVE HEARD THAT IT WAS SAID (vv. Matthew 5:21, Matt
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 5:33 An OATH involved using God’s name, or substitutes for it, to guarantee the truth of one’s statements (see Numbers 30:2). Jesus’ disciples
CHAPTER 5 _Went up into a mountain._ Let us inquire what mountain this was? "Some simple brethren," says S. Jerome, "think that Christ taught the Beatitudes, and the things which follow, on the mount...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT _The aim and contents of the_ “_Sermon_.”—No mere sermon is this, only distinguished from others of its class by its reach and sweep and po...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 5:1 AND SEEING THE MULTITUDES; _i.e. _those spoken of in Matthew 4:25—the multitudes who were at that point of time following him. HE WENT UP. From the lower ground by the lake. I...
Tonight we have the Sermon on the Mount, what a fantastic portion of scripture. Matthew five, And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he has sat down, his disciples came unto...
2 Chronicles 6:6; Malachi 1:14; Psalms 48:2; Psalms 87:2; Psalms 99:5;
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matthew 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The key to the Sermon on the Mount is found in Matthew 4:23 : "preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom." Before the Lord sat a great crowd of p...
Did Jesus condemn all oath taking, even in court? (See comments on James 5:12.)...